I want to share the ballet world with everyone.

Success is not easy and I think everyone should know that hard work and perseverance and being open to giving back are so much more powerful than stepping all over people to get to the top.

You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation.

The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.

You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.

My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas.

The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think.

You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow.

I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.

I feel like I represent every young dancer, and even non-dancer, who felt they were not accepted by the ballet world. I'd like to think that they can see themselves in me.

There are muscles that we have in our feet that most human beings don't even know that we have. The strength that we have is so detailed.

They may love you', she whispered, 'but they'll never understand.

Look beyond what you can see, Think Potential

Define your business goals clearly so that others can see them as you do.

Italians have a very closed life. Football is all their life is.

When completed, the budget must provide the services we have promised to our constituents.

The worst person to be in the celebrity Big Brother house with would be Peter Andre - cos I hate his Missus.

Superstition is the poesy of practical life; hence, a poet is none the worse for being superstitious.

Life is too short not to create something with every breath we draw.

Confidence is sexy! I'm comfortable with my body and not afraid to show it off

You know you're getting older when they're making TV shows, sequels or plays for things that you did. It's very flattering and very humbling, indeed.